Parliamentary elections were held in

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on 10 April 1960. They were the first elections held in accordance with the new constitution, approved in a

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in February, which created a unicameral federal

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. The result was a slim victory for the

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, forcing it to govern in coalition. However, the elections were marred by severe irregularities.Background Note: Cameroon
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Results

Julienne Keutcha Julienne Keutcha (21 October 1924 – 2000) was a Cameroonian politician. In 1960 she was the first woman elected to the National Assembly of French Cameroon. Biography Keutcha was born in 1924 in the village of Ngwatta near Santchou.

was the only woman elected, becoming the first directly elected female member of the Cameroonian parliament.

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